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Kagoshima

Kagoshima · Japan
City population
595,049
#25
in Japan
#1
in Kagoshima
#942
worldwide
TokyoKagoshima
31.567, 130.550 · 962 km from Tokyo
City population
595,049
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#25
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#942
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.5%
of the national population

About Kagoshima

At 0.5% of Japan's national population, this city of 595,049 reflects the dispersed settlement pattern across the country rather than extreme concentration in a single centre. The largest of 29 cities in its prefecture, it sits 962 km from Tokyo. Several smaller cities lie within 25 km, among them Aira (76,348) and Umeki (47,217).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Japan
#25of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Kagoshima
#1of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Kagoshima
Rank in region
#1of 29
Distance to capital
962 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
31.567, 130.550
Record updated
2022-08-15
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1,216 in Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

15KMIjūin25K people17KMTarumizu19K people19KMUmeki47K people22KMKajiki23K people23KMAira76K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kagoshima595K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kagoshima compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kagoshima595K

Kagoshima Population FAQ

What is the population of Kagoshima?

Kagoshima has a city population of 595,049. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kagoshima?

Kagoshima is in Kagoshima, Japan, 962 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 31.567, 130.550.

How big is Kagoshima compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 25th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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